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    Plywood and the Spacek SD1

    Peter, I would be interested to see the difference as I am just about ready to choose plywood.
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    Frugal trike frame project

    Bob, Do you still have some kind of lead/info on that 10,000 lb load cell? Manufacturer, web link, etc. It is an interesting idea if it is cheap enough. I still prefer the tubular landing gear shown on the right side picture for 2 reasons: 1. It is field repairable. 2. It can be modified...
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    Frugal trike frame project

    Jedi. I am aware of at least 3 available trike plans. I have two of them. http://www.airtrikes.net/introduction.shtml The Tukan is the other one, but it only has a Yahoo group. The problem is that none of them meets my "mission" goals. Having said "mission goals", I am now obligated to...
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    Frugal trike frame project

    Hi all, Although I was quiet, my mind was running ahead with full speed and here is the current progress report. I put back the Grove type of landing gear on the table. The main problem was before that I could not figure out how to make it for LOW COST. What do I mean? To do a Grove type of...
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    Frugal trike frame project

    Hi all, I am trying to build a low cost trike frame (although I plan to buy the wing), and before I could cut the first metal, I have already stalled with the rear suspension. Here are the issues: 1. I have discarded the flat Grove type spring aluminum landing gear idea as too expensive...
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